silver & gold & everything else | november fancy friday

Welcome to our (the 2013 Artisan Design Team) new monthly blog hop!  Whether you're starting here or coming from Erica's page, I'm happy you're here.  How this hop will work is that each month there will be a different theme - sometimes it'll be a stamp set, set of colors, accessories, whatever.  We'll all create a project in blog hop format so don't forget to look at all 10 projects.  This is now more awesome for you!

In the comments section of my blog, you can participate in this theme by posting a link to your project using our same theme.  Then everyone can see what you've made too!  The one thing you can count on is that our projects will be fancy!

The theme for this month is Pretty Packages.   You can interpret it however you'd like.

I'm excited to see what you create!

I interpreted Pretty Packages as:

Glimmer.
Shiny.
Sparkly.
Gold.
Silver.
Banners.
Fancy.

BAM!

                          BAM!

                              BAM!

Now, on to what I created...

 

 

I made a fancy shmancy belly band for the take-out boxes.  It's so fancy that I'm going to leave this baby out with my Christmas decorations (which aren't out yet, by the way.)

To make my fabulous lollies, I played around with the width a little (1/2"-3/4") and the length is 5-1/2".

Score the back of your glimmer paper every 1/4" to achieve the lollies I created.  Cuuuuuute!  I secured the ends together with sticky strip and then held the whole thing together with hot glue.  Thank you Silicone Pad for being super amazing and handy to use with projects like this.

I wrapped my silver twine around my box and then hot glued the lollies to the top.  I only put them on the top and sides (not the bottom.)

 
Stamps: Dictionary, Merry Everything
Ink: Gold Encore Pad, Silver Encore Pad, StazOn Ink Pad
Paper: Champagne Glimmer, Silver Glimmer, Very Vanilla, Gold Fancy Foil Designer Vellum
Accessories & Tools:  Silver Baker's Twine, Simply Scored, Basic Pearls, Hears & Stars Mask, Sponge Daubers, Big Shot, Stars Framelits, Sticky Strip,Silicone Pad, Snips, Take Out Box.
Other: Hot Glue
 
Play along with the sketch challenge.  Be sure to leave a comment on any of our blogs within the hop with a link back to your creation.

Okay, off to go visit the awesome Jeanna!  I'm sure you will love her project!

 

Order all things Stampin' Up! from my site {HERE}

There's still plenty of time to sign up for the November Stamps in the Mail program.  If you missed any of the other kits, I still have a bunch available from the past 4 months.  Take a gander at the past kits and let me know what you'd like.  You can order Round 1 Kit 1, Round 1 Kit 2, Round 1 Kit 3 (all of Round 1 use the Tap, Tap, Tap stamp set.)  Round 2 Kit 1 & Round 2 Kit 2 use the Merry Everything stamp set.  Contact me today to get your kits.

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Did you order your Paper Pumpkin yet? 
Full project kits delivered straight to your door.

What are you waiting for??

 

AWW *facebook friday*

Welcome to the 2013 *November* edition of the Wednesday Artisan Blog Hop.  Check back every Wednesday to see new projects that all 10 of the Stampin' Up! Artisans have created. 

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November seems to be sailing right by.  Is it just me?

This is the project I submitted to the Artisan Design Team Facebook Board for Stampin' Up! this month:

"Silver and gold..."  Are you singing the song now?  All my projects this month are part of a series of Silver & Gold that I've created.  I'm absolutely loving the Glimmer and Foil Paper that we are offering now!!  Have you tried it yet?  If this project doesn't get you into the sparkly holiday spirit, nothing will.

I've never used Window Sheets before.  I know, GASP, right?  Well, now I can't stop.  I've been using them to create extra dimension on my projects.  Notice how the window sheet under the "merry" helps it to float off the centerpiece of my belly band?

You can also put a hook on the centerpiece so the recipient of your gift can use it as an ornament later.  Smart??

Yes.

Ink:  Pool Party
Paper:  Pool Party, Island Indigo Textured, Window Sheets, Winter Frost Specialty DSP, Silver Glimmer Paper
Accessories and Tools:  Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Festive Flurry Framelits, Expressions Thinlits Dies, Circles #2 Originals Die, Simply Scored Scoring Tool, Frosted Finishes Embellishments, Island Indigo Baker's Twine, Silver 1/8" Ribbon, Burlap Ribbon, Extra-Large Gift Box, Paper Snips, Sticky Strip, Dimensionals, Glue Dots
Other:  Cardboard from SU! box
Order everything from my site {HERE}

Go back and visit my fantastic friend Erica's blog or move on to the next blog and visit Jeanna's.  I'm so lucky to be sandwiched between two of my great friends.

Do you follow me on Pinterest?  You can.
 

Did you order your Paper Pumpkin yet?

Full project kits delivered straight to your door.

What are you waiting for??